Henderson County, Kentucky:
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Projects

• Henderson County KYGenWeb Genealogy Site      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Henderson County, Kentucky      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Adjacent counties

• Daviess County, KY  to the east
• McLean County, KY  to the southeast
• Posey County, IN  to the north
• Union County, KY  to the west
• Vanderburgh County, IN  to the north
• Warrick County, IN  to the northeast
• Webster County, KY  to the south

Bible Records

• Kentucky Bibles      (Source: USGenWeb Kentucky Archives)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Henderson Co, Kentucky, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Henderson County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Henderson County GEDCOM Index 
• Henderson GEDCOM Index 
• Kentucky Biographies      (Source: U.S. Biographies Project)

Blogs

• The Tri-State Genealogical Society Blog 

Cemeteries

• Cemeteries of Henderson County      (Source: Interment.net)
• Henderson County      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• Henderson County  Kentucky Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Henderson County Cemeteries      (Source: ePodunk)
• Henderson County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)

Census Records and Indexes (29)

Court and Legal Records

• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Henderson County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)

Estate Records

• Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories  includes Henderson County, Books A and B     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories  includes Henderson County     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Kentucky Probate Records  1792-1977     (Source: Family History Library)

Ethnic

• African American Coal Miner  Information Center
• Henderson County, KY Data Collection  Kentucky African American Griots
• Records of the field offices for the State of Kentucky, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872  Reel 0096, includes Danville, Falmouth, Georgetown, Greensburg and Henderson     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Records of the field offices for the State of Kentucky, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872  Reel 0097, includes Henderson, Hodginsville and Lebanon     (Source: Internet Archive)

History (27)

Introduction and Guides (12)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: Family History Library)
• Henderson County Libraries      (Source: Public Libraries Library Directory)
• Henderson County Libraries  Kentucky Library Directory
• Henderson County Libraries 
• Henderson County Public Library  Genealogy and Local History Holdings
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Henderson County, Kentucky     (Source: PERiodical Source Index)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards (16)

Maps and Gazetteers (20)

Military Records and Histories

• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Henderson County, Kentucky     (Source: Internet Archive)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Henderson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Henderson County, Kentucky  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Miscellaneous Data

• Henderson County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Henderson County Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Kentucky Genealogical Records & Abstracts, Volume 1  1781-1839     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Migrations through Henderson County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Henderson County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Henderson County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (11)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• C. Frank Dunn Photographs Collection  Henderson Co.     (Source: Kentuckiana Digital Library)
• Henderson County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Henderson County Images  Kentuckiana Digital Library     (Source: Kentuckiana Digital Library)
• Henderson County Ky.  Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections
• Henderson County Photo Index      (Source: USGenWeb Kentucky Archives)
• Historical Postcards of Henderson County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Penny Postcards from Kentucky      (Source: USGenWeb Kentucky Archives)

School Records and Histories

• Henderson Community College  A Brief History
• Henderson County Kentucky School Photos and Yearbooks      (Source: USGenWeb)

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• 1850 Slave Schedules  Henderson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Henderson County      (Source: Sankofagen Wiki)
• United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850  Henderson County     (Source: Family History Library)

Societies

• General Samuel Hopkins Chapter, Henderson      (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• The Tri-State Genealogical Society 
• West-Central Kentucky Family Research Association 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (109)

Tax Lists

• 1889 Tax Records, Henderson County, KY      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Early Kentucky Tax Records  includes Henderson County (1799)     (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• Early Kentucky Tax Records  includes Henderson County (1799)     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: Family History Library)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Henderson County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Henderson County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Henderson County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Patents  Henderson County, Kentucky     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records

• Henderson County Death Records      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Henderson County Marriages      (Source: USGenWeb Archives Marriage Records Project)
• Henderson County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Kentucky Birth Records  includes Henderson County, 1852-1859, 1874-1876, 1878, 1903-1904, 1907 (search or browse)     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Kentucky Marriage Records  includes Henderson County, 1852-1860, 1874-1878, 1903-1905, 1907 (search or browse)     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900  includes Henderson County, 1851-1900     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Marriages 1851      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880  Henderson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

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